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Sticky Rice Push-Through

Steps:

Prep the Pucks: Squeeze a small circle of glue onto an Index Card. Sprinkle a thick layer of dry Rice onto the glue and press it down firmly. Let the glue set for 15 minutes until tacky.
Adult Prep: Use scissors to cut a tight, narrow slot (about 1.5 inches long) into the Container lid. Secure the lid tightly onto the container with Masking Tape.
Tear the Index Card into small squares, making sure each rice/glue spot stays centered on its own small piece.
Stabilize: Ask the child to hold the container firmly steady with their helper hand on the table.
Load and Deliver: Pick up one Craft Stick. Use the stick to push the resistant, sticky rice puck straight through the narrow slot. Repeat this until all pucks are delivered!

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Dry rice is a small material and poses a choking hazard for children who still place objects in their mouths. Ensure materials are used only as intended.

Tissue Paper Rope Art

Steps:

Use both hands to tear the tissue paper into long strips (about 1 inch wide). Place the finished strips in the plastic container.
Take one strip. Hold one end steady with your helper hand. Use your dominant hand to twist the paper tightly. Turn it into a stiff, resistant rope.
Use a marker to draw a simple shape or a winding path onto the construction paper base.
Squeeze the glue bottle to trace a thick line of glue over the marker path.
Carefully press the twisted paper rope onto the wet glue line. Continue twisting and gluing until the entire path is filled with the colorful rope.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Small pieces of tissue paper, if crumbled tightly, can be a choking hazard for children who still place objects in their mouths. Ensure materials are used only as intended.

Foil Sculpture Clip Art

Steps:

Give your child a large sheet of aluminum foil. Encourage them to use both hands to tear the foil into smaller pieces.
Challenge them to crumple and squeeze the foil pieces tightly. Focus on making dense, rock-hard 3D shapes.
Adults can use scissors to cut small shapes or strips from the construction paper. Glue these shapes onto the ends of the clothespins.
Place the foil sculpture on the table. Hold the foil sculpture steady with your helper hand.
Use your dominant hand to pinch open a clothespin. Clip the decorative paper firmly onto the resistant foil surface.
Continue clipping the clothespins onto the stiff foil until the entire sculpture is covered in color.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Ensure children crumple the foil tightly to avoid sharp edges. Collect all small foil pieces immediately after play.

Felt Punch Mosaic Art

Steps:

Secure the felt sheet firmly onto the cardboard using masking tape on all edges. This creates a stable punching surface.
Show your child how to hold the hole puncher. Challenge them to squeeze the puncher hard to create many small, round felt pieces (confetti).
Transfer the punched felt confetti into a small container.
Use the glue bottle to draw a simple design or shape onto the construction paper.
Use the tweezers to pick up the tiny felt circles. Encourage a strong, controlled pincer grasp (thumb and pointer finger).
Carefully transfer and press the felt pieces onto the wet glue design until the shape is completely filled.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. The small felt pieces and cardboard punch-outs are very small objects and pose a significant choking hazard for children who still place items in their mouths.

Resistant Yarn Unwind Challenge

Steps:

Press a large lump of playdough firmly into the bottom of the container to create a heavy anchor base.
Decorate a long piece of yarn by pressing sequins or stickers onto it. Use a dot of glue to secure one end of the yarn tightly onto a craft stick.
Firmly push the non-glued end of the craft stick deep into the playdough base until it stands upright and feels stable.
Help your child tightly wrap the decorated yarn around the standing craft stick until only a small tail hangs free.
Challenge your child to hold the container firmly steady with their non-dominant hand.
Using their dominant hand, they must pull the yarn tail steadily and forcefully to unwind the yarn from the stick and the resistant playdough anchor.

Safety Tip:
Constant adult supervision is required. Yarn, sequins, and playdough are small objects and pose a choking hazard for children under five. Ensure materials are not ingested.